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Nov 23, 2011

Bird Brian rated it:

(Note: You can also see this little play acted out [Here].)
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Setting: the Sahara Desert. Brian is standing next to his crashed airplane.

Little Prince (LP): (offering a pencil and piece of paper) Hello, Sir... would you mind drawing a sheep for me?

Brian (B): (annoyed, incredulous) Can't you see that I am stranded in the desert? I need to find water and fix my airplane, or I will die.

LP: Don't fret so. I wil More...

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Jan 15, 2009

Manny rated it:

The next asteroid the Little Prince came to was inhabited by a Quiz Addict. He sat hunched in front of his laptop, and barely looked up when the Little Prince greeted him. There was nowhere else to sit, since the whole asteroid was covered in books.

"Good morning!" said the Little Prince.

"I'm sorry, I don't have time to talk to you," said the Quiz Addict. "I am very busy. Wait. In Twilight, what color was Edward's car?"

"I don' More...

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Dec 05, 2011

Stephen rated it:

A "Daddy/Daughter nighttime reading hour" review

This was a toughy for me to review. I wasn't sure of the best perspective from which to provide comments so as to be of assistance to my fellow readers since this is a children's book (rather than YA which would be reviewed purely on its own merits). After a short session of "what should I do," I bravely decided to punt, figuring that there are already more than enough excellent reviews of this without my clogging up More...

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Feb 08, 2012

K.D. rated it:

Review After Re-Reading - February 9, 2012

Rating: 4 stars!

Although I still really liked it, I have to lower the rating by a star because:

1. The book is really intended for children as it is very whimsical and illogical. We husbands cannot give an empty wallet to our wives and tell them that there is our salary inside and expect them to be happy. Honey, here is my wallet, what is essential is invisible to your eyes!

2. Saint-Ex contradicted himself so several t

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Dec 16, 2009

Anne rated it:

There's a huge place in my heart for this little world-in-a-book; I read it first when I was wee, again many times since. A review won't do it justice, so I'll quote one of my favorite passages and risk sentimentality:
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"Nothing is perfect," sighed the fox.
But he came back to his idea.
"My life's very monotonous," he said. "I hunt chickens; men hunt me.
All chickens are just alike, and all the men are just alike.
And in consequence, I a More...

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Apr 29, 2008

Erin rated it:

We are all children in adults bodies. Yes we are, don't think we aren't for one moment. The fact that we WERE, indeed, children, is a huge part of each of us. It is possible to shed a few appreciative tears on every page of this book if you entertain the thought that the pilot IS The Little Prince. Maybe you won't think that--maybe you'll have your own take on the book---that's the magic about it. This book is translated to English from French. If you understand and/or appreciate French, the del More...

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Sep 28, 2011

Rachel rated it:

This was a lovely book. I especially like the biography of the author, which isn't technically part of the book. He sounds like one of those fabulously daring, hot guys that I would fall in love with, only to find out later that he's gay. As for the book itself, I enjoyed the illustrations, and it was a cute story. I liked the drawing of the boa who had swallowed an elephant. I didn't think it was a hat when I first saw it, I had no idea WHAT it was. My problem is, I think I am way too far More...

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Dec 16, 2009

Laurel rated it:

It was the first time in quite a while that I'd seen my uncle. He had crossed the country to visit us. When he reached our house, he hugged and kissed us all, then pulled out the English version of this book.
"This is for you," he said, "and on the next starry night, I'm going to read it to you."
I gave him a puzzled look.
He explained, "you have to read this on a night when you can see the stars. Don't worry, you'll understand."

The starry More...

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May 01, 2008

an rated it:

daya pikir anak" adl pola yg paling sederhana yg justru d luar perkiraan manusia dewasa. saat mns dws melihat dengan mata, anak" mampu melihat dg hati mereka.

mns dws sering berpikir rumit dan mpersulit sesuatu yg sebenar na sangat mudah. sementara anak" melihat sesuatu dg sederhana. walo tak jarang pertanyaan" muncul dr dunia sederhana na itu karena kekaguman na pd dunia.

kepolosan seperti itu yg hilang saat kita b'anjak dewasa. sudah g da lagi kesenan More...

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Dec 17, 2009

Kelly rated it:

I'm going to need to explain the roll of my eyes, sigh, and groan of frustration I felt just seeing the name of this book. I have read this for so many french classes, I cannot tell you. I have heard so many girls weep over this, I want to throw up. Me, yes me. I cannot take it. It's all about life and the right reasons for living it. It was great when I was starting to learn french in about seventh grade. By senior year of high school? I wanted to shoot anyone who mentioned the title of it.
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Apr 28, 2011

Paul rated it:

In a grimy underground locked public toilet The Little Prince wakes slowly, he’s been out cold for hours. He’s bleeding from a gash on his upper arm. He finds he is chained by leg irons to the wall. There is another person sharing his predicament. It’s a bear, also chained to the opposite wall. In the center of the floor is the corpse of what appears to be donkey in a pool of blood. Near the corpse are a gun, a tape recorder and a saw.

“Grownups are very strange,” said the Little Pri More...

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Aug 25, 2011

Keely rated it:

Much more heartfelt than your usual constructed new age mysticism, but still falls to false separations and idealism. This is achieved by the inclusion of representational figures which do not stand in allegorically, but rather conceptually, and hence become not pure symbols but a set of tools for the construction of different philosophical scenarios.

The book also presents the requisite complexity needed for a holistic view of emotions and interaction, but falls to the very French f More...

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Dec 23, 2011

Bonnie rated it:

"Once upon a time there was a little prince who lived on a planet that was scarcely any bigger than himself, and who had need of a sheep . . ."

To those who understand life, that would have given a much greater air of truth to my story.

This was a cute short story, obviously meant for children; however, I don't feel as if children would be able to understand this on their own. A bit too deep and philosophical for the average kid. Cute illustrations.

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Oct 23, 2011

Madeeha rated it:

By the time I actually got round to reading this, I was too jaded by the realities of life to take the book's idealism and naive wonder at the insane workings of human nature seriously. The author portrays completely one dimensional ideas which really don't work in a three dimensional world... no matter how cutesy.

So, who is this book written for? Despite the writer's claims, I have a hard time deciding. It seems to be too self righteous and full of one sided, half truths to be really More...

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Dec 17, 2009

Saman added it

روباه گفت: برو یک‌بار دیگر گل‌ها را ببین تا بفهمی که گل تو، تو عالم تک است. برگشتنا با هم وداع می‌کنیم و من به عنوان هدیه رازی را به‌ات می‌گویم.

شهریار کوچولو بار دیگر به تماشای گل‌ها رفت و به آن‌ها گفت: شما سر سوزنی به گل من نمی‌مانید و هنوز هیچی نیستید. نه کسی شما را اهلی کرده نه شما کسی را... خوشگلید اما خالی هستید. نمی‌شود برایتان مُرد. گفت و گو ندارد که گل مرا هم فلان رهگذر گلی می‌بیند مثل شما. اما او به تنهایی از همه‌ی شما سر است چون فقط اوست که زیر حبابش گذاشته‌ام... چون که او More...

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Mar 30, 2011

Astrid rated it:

"..the little prince, who never let go of a question once he had asked it."
that's one of my favorite lines from this story.
that huge curiosity that every children has. the kind of curiosity that should never ever been forgotten once you grow up .. once you become adult .

it's one of the best selling books ever ? it is so not overrated. it's highly recommendable for anyone , any age , any gender , well anyone really ;)

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Feb 19, 2009

Beth rated it:

I really hate giving books even slightly negative reviews, especially books that other people love. And a lot of people seem to really love this book. It’s gotten good reviews by my friends on Goodreads. People who like it might say it’s “charming” or “whimsical” or “lovely” or “imaginative.”

Unfortunately, even though so many others adore this book, I can’t say I liked it. At all. Actually, in my opinion, the best thing it has going for it is that it’s only 83 pages (several of More...

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Nov 25, 2008

Snorkle rated it:

I read this book because I believed that it was a classic and that I would be missing out on something special, like The Phantom Tollbooth. This book was very bizarre, I couldn't get past its strangeness. The first couple of pages seemed fairly decent and I thought that I was going to be in for a treat. But then its shine wore off and I was wondering what was going on. The author left a lot of things unsaid and just went on with his random little monologue.

I was annoyed because More...

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Jan 15, 2008

Faranak rated it:

مدت درازی مسافر کوچولو را نگاه کرد. آن وقت گفت: -اگر دلت می‌خواهد منو اهلی کن!
مسافرکوچولو جواب داد: -دلم که خيلی می‌خواهد، اما وقتِ چندانی ندارم. بايد بروم دوستانی پيدا کنم و از کلی چيزها سر در آرم.
روباه گفت: -آدم فقط از چيزهايی که اهلی کند می‌تواند سر در آرد. انسان‌ها ديگر برای سر در آوردن از چيزها وقت ندارند. همه چيز را همين جور حاضر آماده از دکان‌ها می‌خرند. اما چون دکانی نيست که دوست معامله کند آدم‌ها مانده‌اند بی‌دوست... تو اگر دوست می‌خواهی خب منو اهلی کن!
مسافر کوچولو پر More...

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Dec 16, 2009

fatemeh rated it:

شازده کوچولو (1943) یا شهریار کوچولو (به فرانسه: Le Petit Prince)، داستانی نوشته آنتوان دو سن اگزوپری، نویسنده فرانسوی است.

این داستان از معروف‌ترین داستان‌های کودکان و سومین داستان پرفروش قرن بیستم در جهان است. در این داستان اگزوپری به زیباترین نحو به بیان فلسفه خود از دوست‌داشتن و عشق و هستی می‌پردازد. این اثر به ۱۵۰ زبان مختلف ترجمه شده‌است. گویا مجموع فروش این کتاب به زبان‌های مختلف از هشتاد میلیون نسخه گذشته است. شازده کوچولو ترجمه‌های متعددی به زبان فارسی دارد که در این میان ترج More...

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Jul 07, 2008

Carrie rated it:

One novel metaphor of looking at life and love through the eyes of an alien child. Beautiful philosophy of life and love communicated here, the wonder and the mystery of it. The boy's innocent, yet loyal relationship with the flower, leaves me with the question: Should we love only those whom are deserving of love, whom are capable of loving us back? Or do we love whole-heartedly whether we get love in return or not? And, how do we replenish the well of love if we keep giving out and do not rece More...

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Oct 07, 2011

Bird Brian added it

CELEBRITY DEATHMATCH REVIEW*
(* entertainment purposes only)

ALTERNATE UNIVERSE SERIES: A deathmatch that never was:
Le Petit Prince v. 1984

Setting: A long dark hallway within The Ministry of Love. The Little Prince (LP) is being escorted by two armed guards towards Room 101. O'Brien (OB) walks a few feet in front of them. Cries of anguish are heard through other doors along the hall, as the entourage passes.

OB: (sternly, with relish) Since you More...

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Feb 03, 2012

Cary rated it:

I first learned about the Little Prince in one of the my values education lesson back in high school. Our lesson then was about friendship and the excerpt of story of the Little Prince and the fox was used as an example of how friendship is formed among individuals in the textbook we are using that time. I didn't know about the beauty of the book then until a college friend of mine told me how she loved this book.

When I first read this, I honestly didn't like it that much,except for More...

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Jun 24, 2009

Purplycookie rated it:

The story of "The Little Prince" continues to be a mainstay favorite of people of all ages; indeed, I don't know of anybody who has not heard of this classic story.

The story can basically be split into two parts: The first part is the short introduction dealing with the narrator and his view of the world when he was a child (plus his drawings of the inside and outside of a boa constrictor) and how adults could never understand the real meaning of things or perceive truth i More...

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Dec 06, 2008

Veens rated it:

The Little Prince is my first graphic novel, which I picked up because I found a free eBook. I have read a graphic short story and loved it, and so I thought I would love this too.
As it started off, I thought it was for kids, but then it being in the 1001 list of books, kept me moving forward[ mind you, i am talking about the first page here :D ].
This narration is done by a small boy, 6 year old. His point of view of "grown-ups" is so interesting. There are many a passages More...

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Nov 10, 2007

Mitra rated it:

روباه گفت: -نمی‌توانم بات بازی کنم. هنوز اهليم نکرده‌اند آخر.
شهريار کوچولو آهی کشيد و گفت: -معذرت می‌خواهم.
اما فکری کرد و پرسيد: -اهلی کردن يعنی چه؟
روباه گفت: -تو اهل اين‌جا نيستی. پی چی می‌گردی؟
شهريار کوچولو گفت: -پی آدم‌ها می‌گردم. نگفتی اهلی کردن يعنی چه؟
روباه گفت: -آدم‌ها تفنگ دارند و شکار می‌کنند. اينش اسباب دلخوری است! اما مرغ و ماکيان هم پرورش می‌دهند و خيرشان فقط همين است. تو پی مرغ می‌کردی؟
شهريار کوچولو گفت: -نَه، پیِ دوست می‌گردم. اهلی کردن يعنی چی؟ More...

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Jun 10, 2007

Rokhsare added it

غروب ماه رمضان بود که از دانشگاه به خانه آمدم در حالی که کپی نوار کاست شازده کوچولو را از دوستم هدیه گذفته بودم . وقتی به خانه آمدم شاید نه بلافاصله اما در کوتاه ترین مدتی که می شد به اتاقم رفتم و نوار کاست را توی دستگاه پخش گذاشتم و... تقریبا شب از نیمه گذشته بود که هنوز من برای بار چندم نوار کاست را که به آخر رسیده بود باز دوباره توی دستگاه می گذاشتم تا صدای احمد شاملو به جای خلبان و راوی در اتاق بپیچد و از راز زیبای دوست داشتن بگوید . مدتی بعد کتاب را خریدم اما این شانس را داشتم که به محض More...

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Jun 22, 2008

Coqueline rated it:

It might be true that you need to read this book within a certain age to fully appreciate it. The reason I gave the book 3 stars was not because it doesn't deserve more, but for me, it's just what it is, a book I liked (but not too much that I really liked it).

If I fail to relate to the book as a wide-eyed child, I did so as a parent. All description of the Little Prince reminds me too much of my own toddler; a creature that never lets go of a question once asked, but never answer qu More...

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May 17, 2008

Olegas rated it:

Viena mano megstamiausiu knygu.
Pirma karta peskaiciau ja mokykloje, gal pries 10 metu.
Po to pastoviai grizinejau prie jos, atrasdamas kazka naujo.
Dabar jau esu pamates spektakli, filma, perskaites nemazai kritikos ir analizes darbu...
Kai zinai, kokioje situacijoje buvo parasyta (2 pasaulinio ikarstis, Egziuperi parase draugui okupuotoje Prancuzijoje, kurio nebesitikejo daugiau pamatyti gyvo), ir kas parase (karinio lakuno, kuriam nebuvo leista ginti savo sali nuo naciu) - pra More...

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Sep 29, 2010

C.w. rated it:

"It is only with the heart that once can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."

A charming read asking us to slow down and consider what is a matter of consequence. What has tamed you? What are you willing to tame? How do you see the stars? How do you see all around? This story will stir your heart if you let it. If not, you just might be a grown up.

And here I present a quote.

"My life is very monotonous," More...

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